Chapter One Study Guide

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Chapter One Study Guide

Utah’s Geography

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1. What is History?(pg. 3)1

1. What is Geography? (pg. 3)1

1. Utah is in the______zone. 1

1. Where does most of the world’s population live?1

1. The state elevation is ______to ______feet above sea level. 1

1. What is the highest point in Utah? 1

1. What is Utah’s major source of water? 1

1. What are the five themes of Geography? (INT)5

1. What do we use to measure the exact location of place?2

1. What is the exact longitude and latitude of Salt Lake City? 1

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1. Longitude measures ______and ______from the ______. (wall chart)3

1. Latitude measures______and______from the ______.(wall chart)3

Physical Features and Natural Resources

1. List 4 ways people use natural resources to meet their needs? 1

1. How have people used the environment to build shelters? 1

1. How has technology altered the environment?(full sentence)1

1. What are the two ways dams help our state?2

1. What are 3 examples of renewable resources in Utah?3

Utah’s Land Regions

1. What are three major land forms in Utah?3

1. What are the land Regions of Utah? 1

1. What two mountain ranges make up the Middle Rocky Mountain region? 2

1. List three important facts about the Great Basin. (3 sentences)3

1. What has carved the beautiful rock formations found in the Colorado plateau region? 1

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1. Which region are all five of Utah’s National Parks found in? 1

1. List Utah’s five National Parks 5

Utah’s Public and Private Lands

1. Who owns the majority of the state of Utah?1

1. Who owns Private land?1

1. Who owns Public Land?1

1. How did Utah get School Trust Lands? 1

1. How many acres belong to the schools? 1

1. What are 3 ways the Trust Lands make money for Utah schools? (3 complete sentences)3

Utah’s Climate

1. What is climate? 1

1. What affects Utah’s climate (3-things)3

1. What is Utah’s four distinct seasons? 1

1. List three climates in Utah. 1

1. Which climate does most of the people of Utah Live in? 1

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1. Namewhere is the lowest point ______and the highest point ______in Utah? (INT)1

1. What is Utah’s highest annual precipitation in the mountains? 1

1. What is Utah’s lowest annual precipitation in the Deserts? 1

1. What is the rain Shadow Effect? (5 complete sentences)5

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Utah’s Plants and Animals

1. What indigenous plants that cover more land area than any other plant? 1

1. What are two major forms of plant life in the southern deserts of Utah? 1

1. List 5 small wild mammals found in Utah. (smaller than a coyote)5

1. List 5 varieties of large game wildlife found in Utah. 5

1. Name three domestic animals found in Utah. 3

1. List the five most common types of trout fish found in Utah. (INT)5

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1. Why don’t fish live in the water of the Great Salt Lake? 1

1. What does live in the Great Salt Lake? 1

1. Name these state symbols: 8

New Tree – ______(INT) (2014)Animals – ______

Flower – ______Fish – ______

Fruit –______Bird – ______

Grass –______Insect – ______

1. Which mountain range is the only one that runs East and West?1

1. Which long river empties into Lake Powell?1

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